Ready-made pot products surge [Best Pre-Rolls of 2016]

As more and more Americans come out of the cannabis closet, they’re choosing more conventional modalities of cannabis use as well. Glass pipes, bongs might have cultural cachet, but they don’t travel well. Many old school joint rollers are out of practice. Instead, medical patients as well as adults 21 and over in legal states are gravitating to pre-rolled cannabis cigarettes — “pre-rolls” for short. They’re small, they fit in a pocket, and all you need is a match to get one started for personal use or a party. While the pre-roll idea has been around for decades, pre-roll competition is hitting a fever pitch in newly legal markets. Here’s some of the best of the ready-made joint craze.

The House Cuts of The ChampsCRAFT
With many cannabis cups to their name, Bay Area C.R.A.F.T. is now synonymous with the elite cultivation scene in the East Bay. Their pre-roll game is just as on point as the rest of the spread, and in fact on occasion filled with those very cCup winners. On some occasions you may even find their famed Blueberry OG and Tahoe Chem.

The Preroll GamechangerLucy’s
Lucy’s proprietary technology and sustainable packaging is no less than revolutionary. Even with the most iconic long-time preroll companies, inconsistencies arise. Lucy’s are the exception. The long, perfectly packed cylindrical joints with a stretched filter provide a cooling mechanism for smoke, while delivering an unrivaled draw. Lucy’s aromatic Daydreamer (Sativa) and Sweet Dreams (Indica) seven-packs of half-gram joints (3.5g per pack) contain 100 percent full flower, with strains including Gorilla Glue, Sour D and Headband. The half-gram size is just the right amount toking on the go.

The Originals’ Spin to WinBerkeley Patients Group Cones
America’s oldest cannabis dispensary has had plenty of time to figure out their pre-rolls, and the results are fantastic. BPG offers a variety of options from their upper shelves in pre-rolls on occasion, but keep an eye out for the Girl Scout Cookies. The Purple City Genetics GSC they use was a Cup winner in 2014, and is generally regarded as one of the better variations of the strain in the East Bay.

The Iconic Trifecta JointGanga Gold Tarantula
The long standing king of the oil infused preroll, Ganja Gold’s Tarantula has kept its position on Bay Area dispensary shelves for years. A big reason is due to the fact they gave folks without a glass pipe or dab rig a mechanism to try smoking quality oil. That oil is covered with keif, but that just makes it even more fantastic.

Cannabis three ways in the fearsome Tarantula.

The Big Fatty
Humboldt Cut Big Fatty
The Humboldt Cut OG Kush Big Fatty has become quite the unicorn. They burst onto the scene last harvest season with 2.5-gram joints filled with what some would say was the best outdoor-grown OG Kush ever. Unfortunately, the masses found out, and it has been sparse pickings. Now that we have hit late September, you have to absolutely stay on alert for these.

A photo posted by Grass Roots SF (@grassroots_sf) on May 7, 2016 at 6:20pm PDT

Fresh Off The Hill PacksTrue Humboldt
True Humboldt is filled with the exact type of cannabis you would expect from folks doing their best to protect the heritage of the Emerald Triangle and the families that have been growing there for generations. A recently upgraded production method has made for a big jump in quality in the now five-packs containing 3.5 grams. In the not too distant future, expect these pre-rolls to be at the lead in point of origin tracking in cannabis, you know exactly who and what you’re smoking with True Humboldt every time.

The Perfect MiniTriple Js
The most popular 12-pack of mini joints in Northern California, JJJs are also economical. They’re especially great for social situations where you may end up sharing, but want to save that personal headstash for when the crowd dies down. Look for a variety of options from JJJs including Platinum OG and Jah Goo.

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